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| 604934 | 2007-10-24 19:34:00 | Have a flash stick with its own MBR and would like to put DSL linux OS on it. Will DSL install another bootloader or alter my present setup of bootloading for my present HDD's.I want to keep things as they are but be able to boot the stick if neccessary from BIOS or on another machine. |
kjaada (253) | ||
| 604935 | 2007-10-24 20:31:00 | Might be better if you send an email to the guys who made DSL. I dont think anyone here would be using this version of Linux. |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 604936 | 2007-10-24 20:47:00 | DSL should not have anything to do with it;Surely it is the same as if I put ubuntu or any other OS (even that other one) on. | kjaada (253) | ||
| 604937 | 2007-10-24 20:55:00 | Well I would say it wouldnt even touch anything on a hdd. Since thats why its going on a USB flash stick. If its bootable, it'll boot. Just install DSL on it, change it to the bootdisk in the BIOS, thats it. |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 604938 | 2007-10-24 21:45:00 | One thing to note though - the statement "My flash stick has an MBR" is incorrect, you will need to understand clearly what an MBR actually is before installing - otherwise you could overwrite your existing bootloader. The 'MBR' is actually the boot sector of the first bootable drive in your system. Usually this means the boot sector of the primary master ide drive, or sata drive 0, but this is not always the case. Note that often the terms 'boot sector' and 'mbr' are used interchangeably; normally this is fine but installing an OS bootloader is one of the few times when incorect terminology can result in an unbootable system. The MBR for your system probably doesn't live on your USB stick. |
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